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Tarah MacGregor: A Face of NECC (1)
23-year-old Tarah MacGregor has been a student at Northern Essex for five years. Her ready smile has made her popular among the students and faculty, and you can often hear her laughing in the hallways as she goes about her many projects. McGregor has taken her college experience to a higher level by getting involved … Continue reading Tarah MacGregor: A Face of NECC &ra... Read More
Professor Dave Fagerstrom
Professor Dave Fagerstrom, who served as an instructor of economics and college success for nearly six years at NECC, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2015 at the age of 68. Fagerstrom was born in Stamford, CT and later moved to Massachusetts with his family, where he graduated from Watertown High School in 1964. Shortly … Continue reading Professor Dave Fagerstrom &rarr... Read More
Students Prepare for a Bright Future at NECC
As the spring semester of 2015 draws to a close, it is also the end of many students’ time at NECC, and the beginning of new exciting adventures for those graduating and moving onward with their academic careers. One of those students is Molly Fitzgerald, a communications major. Fitzgerald plans on attending Salem State University … Continue reading Students Prepare for ... Read More
Commemorating Abraham Lincoln
A commemoration lecture in honor of Abraham Lincoln’s death was held on April 14 in the Hartleb Technology Center. The lecture was organized by Richard Padova as a part of the third installment of the 2014-2015 Speaker’s Series “Movers, Shakes and Opinion makers,” funded by NECC and the generous contributions of Bill Heineman. Padova was … Continue reading Commemorating ... Read More
Spurk Building Renovation
David Gingerella speaks about the NECC Spurk Building renovations.
The meeting for the plans for the renovation of the Spurk Building at NECC’s Haverhill campus took place on Tuesday, April 2 in Lecture Hall A. David Gingerella was the first to speak after being introduced by college president Lane Glenn. He went into detail about the history of how the renovations came onto NECC’s … Continue reading Spurk Building Renovation → Read More
NECC student visits out-of-state schools
What does a student at NECC do when they want to transfer out-of-state? It is well known that NECC is a great gateway to 4 year colleges in state, but what about the students who want to branch out of New England and explore other parts of the country? Kelsey Terry, a biology, psychology and … Continue reading NECC student visits out-of-state schools → Read More
Meet Rowan Brick
When many people think of gender, they tend to see it as a rather black-and-white issue; to them, there are only men and women. For Rowan Brick, however, things are more complex. “It’s definitely really complicated,” he said. “I’ve always experienced dysphoria … but I’ve never attached it to my gender until recently. It wasn’t … Continue reading Meet Ro... Read More
Meet Travis Barrett
For many high school graduates, living away from home for college is a fresh start, or a free pass from parents. Many college freshman meet new friends, join different clubs, sports teams and make connections that will last a lifetime. For NECC Journalism and Communication student Travis Barrett, it took going off to college to … Continue reading Meet Travis Barrett &rar... Read More
Faces of the Sport and Fitness Center
Nodine Webster, a newcomer to NECC last semester, is a personal fitness major at NECC. She plans to transfer to Framingham State University once her time at NECC is done, and is passionate about both education and fitness. Webster started working at the Sport and Fitness Center last semester. “When I took the tour here, … Continue reading Faces of the Sport and Fitness C... Read More
Market Basket Symposium: NECC professors on the context of protest in America
The Market Basket Symposium took place on Friday, Oct. 24 from noon 1:30 p.m. at the Hartleb technology center. There were four guest speakers: Stephen Russell, Stephen Slaner, Chris Mackin and Crystal Pringle who spoke about different issues regarding the Bread and Roses strike, the Occupy movement, and strikes that took place over the summer … Continue reading Market B... Read More